A Difficult Few Months

 Even though we hear ALL the time to never take anyone for granted because tomorrow is not guaranteed, we hardly ever listen to that advice.  We live as if all of the people we love will live forever and that life will never change.  Recalling the conversations I had in August and the beginning of September, I'm thankful that I stepped outside of my comfortable isolation and actually spent quality time with and spoke real words of gratitude to my mother-in-law.  I had no idea that those would be my last moments and words with her.  A truck hit her car on September 20, and she took her last breath on Earth and her first breath in Heaven on September 22.

Sandy's funeral service was beautiful, and we were completely surrounded by family and friends sharing in our grief and helping us get through the horror of losing one of the most special people ever born.

Sandy's body was laid to rest at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery, and almost all of her immediate family was at both the funeral and the burial services.

I was so glad that all four of my children could be together with us!  Since that tragic time, we've celebrated birthdays (I turned 50 just a few days after Sandy's funeral), Christmas, and a New Year. We've gone to church, the garden, Disney, and the beach. We've continued to live, even when it seems like we can't possibly get out of bed knowing that we won't be seeing or hearing from Sandy today.

Because Sandy knew without a doubt that God is real, the Bible is true, Jesus died on the cross to pay for her sins, and God raised Him from the dead, she is in Heaven with her Creator, Lord, and Saviour.  We miss her constantly, but we will see her again either when God takes us from this life or when Jesus returns to take all of His family to Heaven.